Editing Stealth Soldier

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The '''Stealth Soldier''' is an [[Emblem Heartless]] that is found in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Final Mix]]''.

These enemies appear in [[Hollow Bastion]] and are very dangerous due to their high speed and ability to charge right through [[Sora]]. They are also invisible until hit enough times. This can be especially damaging while Sora is only equipped with his [[Wooden Sword]]. Using [[Beast]] or magic at this point is very advisable. Once Sora regains his [[Keyblade]], and if his stats are still low, it is advisable to use the Stop spell before attempting to attack, which turns it visible briefly.

When the Stealth Soldier attacks by running into Sora, this may cause Sora's weapon to fly out of his hands. Once it is seen, defeat it immediately. Casting [[Aeroga]] immediately when a Stealth Soldier is spotted will help reduce damage taken, and reduce its HP in the process. Reducing enough of its HP causes it to be instantly left visible via a white bright flash of light that briefly engulfs the screen as an indicator (as well as it suffering from knockback that makes it take a hard fall whenever this happens regardless of the attack that makes it hit its threshold).

The quickest way to destroy Stealth Soldiers is to cast [[Stop]] spells and deal a single combo before casting Stop again (as well as merely chaining your attacks into Stop in the place of a combo finisher). This process can use up a lot of [[MP]] if your Strength stat and/or MP stat is not sufficiently high, so it is recommended to stockpile a few [[Ether]]s before hunting any Stealth Soldiers.

It is possible however to be able to wallop on a Stealth Soldier by locking onto it without using Stop, via landing combo finishers on it to send it flying as it takes a hard fall onto the ground (having no Combo Pluses and/or Air Combo Pluses equipped is recommended), though it can be difficult to do so when needing to pay mind to other enemies around you. Sora's special abilities (Sonic Blade, Strike Raid, Ars Arcanum and Ragnarok) can also stagger it with hitstun to keep it in place while dealing damage.

 

 

 

The process for having Stealth Soldiers spawn depends on specific Heartless spawns within the room(s) they have a chance of appearing in. Stealth Soldiers can appear in the {{c|Entrance Hall|hb}} and the [[Grand Hall]].

 

The main indicators for dictating a Stealth Soldier spawn are when the Heartless amounts are rather few per spawn (making way for the Stealth Solider to fill their ranks), as well as if no other Soldier Heartless appear at all (neither normal Soldiers or Air Soldiers).

 

 

*Another indicator of the guaranteed appearance of the Stealth Soldiers is if on the upper level of the Entrance Hall (mainly from either exiting the {{c|Library|hb}}'s upper exit or riding up the activated elevator platforms, if 4 Wizards appear in the place of 4 [[Wyvern]]s instead. Stealth Soldiers will not appear on the upper level however.

 

 

*At the top of the paired stairs towards the entrance to the Lift Stop, a single Large Body blocking the entryway + a Wizard with a [[Blue Rhapsody]] duo will appear also with a single Stealth Soldier. The default spawn is instead 3 Blue Rhapsodies with 2 Wizards all accompanying the single Large Body.

*A duo of Stealth Soldiers will then be able to appear in the upper area (via the Library's upper exit or via the elevator platforms) if a single Defender spawns in the spawning spot across from the fountain (one of the Stealth Soldiers may try to immediately bail to the bottom floor). The default spawn in that very spot is instead is a lone Defender with 2 Air Soldiers.

**Other indicators of a unique spawn at the upper level of the Entrance Hall are the if the two other spawn points separate of the Stealth Soldier spawn are: 2 Blue Rhapsodies + 1 Wizard and 1 Defender + 2 Wizards. Normal spawns in those specific spots however are respectively 4 Blue Rhapsodies + 1 Wizard and 1 Wizard + 4 Air Soldiers.

***However, the spawn specifically closest to the Library's upper entrance/exit will always be the same between special and/or normal: 2 Blue Rhapsodies with 1 Defender.

 

 

*Initially, 1 Large Body appears with 3 Wizards in the Grand Hall's foyer (with the prisons of the [[Princesses of Heart]] + the blue fire torches) by default always. The Stealth Soldier will only appear in the second wave if it spawns 2 extra Large Bodies in tandem. Otherwise, the default second wave spawn is one Defender with 4 normal Soldiers.

*If 2 Wizards + 1 Defender both spawn at the upper arena of the hall leading to the entrance of the {{c|Dark Depths|hb}}, then 2 Stealth Soldiers spawn by themselves after defeating the wave that spawns 3 Large Bodies. Otherwise, the starting default spawn is instead 2 Wizards with 3 normal Soldiers.

 

 

Stealth Soldier (Portrait) KHFM.png|Stealth Soldier's journal portrait in ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix''.